The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-03
WHO TOLD, IN THE CRIMINAL
COURT YESTERDAY,
All the Leading Events OF his Mar
rIed Life and Made II Clear
that his
WIFE'S PHYSICAL C0NDI TION
WAS SUCH
That She Could Not, at the Peril OF
her Life, have been Intimate
with Dalton.
HOW HE TRACED THE SCANDALS
INVOLVING
His Wife's Chastity ard Good Name
Until he Located them with
Dalton, and
TIE PROvOCATIONs THE MUIR.
DRRED MAN GAVE HIM
AT Various Times TO Chastlse him for
an Aggrayating and Brutal
Impertlnenoe.


There was some delay in resuming
proceedings in the Trial OF Russell
Goodwin in the Criminal Court yester-
day morning owing 10 preliminary ar
rangementB OF private character
among the S ate's counsel, and II WAS
10 o'clock before the jury was ordered
TO be brought in. The room presented
about the same appearance, in the
way OF Rttendan' 8, as on all the pre-
cediDg days, the crowd being COM
posed OF int innate iriends OF the de-
iendant, legal gentlemen, with no par.
ticulsr engagement elsewhere, and
idlerp, controlled by a morbid desire
to gather in every word that appeals
TO the lower passions OF mankind.
THE HUsBAND's DOMESTIC TRIALS.
Mr. John j. Polk, husband OF the
defendants sister, was the first witness
placed on the stand, and testified as
follows:
was married in April, 1881. The
first part of my married life was spent
in Bolivar. My wife and / moved
from there TO Memphis between the
25th and 30th OF April, 1883, taking
mp our residence with my wife's father,
Mr.. John X. Goodwin, on Elliott street.
] was born In Hardeman county, and
have q large number OF relatives living
there. After we moved TO Memphis
entered the Office OF Mr.. Goodwin as an
assistant in conducting the business.
bilious attack, which developed into
malarial fever, and finally assumed the
form OF infiammatory rheumatism.
The attack held on until September,
but continued In bed for some time
after. Mrs. Polk and the family physi.
clan attended me.
THE RETURN TO BOLIVAR.
DR.. Sim, who was attending me
during the siege by rheumatism, ad-
vised change OF air and relaxation
from the cares OF business, and as
had some business to look alter at
Bolivar returned there, accompanied
by my wife. This was just before
New Year's Day, aud as my wife ex-
pressed desire TO spend that festive
occasion with her fathers family, We
returned to Memphis. Afterward we
took another brief business trip to
Bolivar TO dispose Of the remnants OF
our property in that place. l had
grown very weak from the recent
spell OF sickness, so much so In fact
that IL was impossible to walk with
ont sticks, aud remained in that con-
diiion until May, 1884. AT that
time ..,
DID NOT KNOW DALTON.
went to Hot Springs on the advice
OF our physican TO secure the bene fits
ical treatment for my ailment, aud re-
NAMED there until May Slst. Ga that
trip had the companionship OF my
vile. We came direct from Hot
Springs to Memphis. | saw the Dali
tons in 1884, but was not personally
acquainted with them, though / be-
lieve some other members OF Mr.. God
wins family were. During the sum-
mer and fall OF 1884 there were fire.
quent interchanges OF visits between
the two families, but they were purely
informal. Sometimes when they came
to our house we would 20 in,o the
parlor and engage In social intercourse,
embellishing 1t with instrumental
music, my wife playing the piano and
Dalton the guitar.
THE wIFR's WEAKNESS.
In 1884 my wife declined into del.
icate state OF health and continued 90
until the irst part OF 1885 She was q
great sufferer, and Drs Saunders and
Sim were frequently called in, both OF
them being retained TO combat the
malady, Their facilities and appliances
for the treatment OF the complaint
with VIII CHI she was atll were
rather limited, and they finally do,
cided il would be best TO place hel
under the care OF DR.. Foster, a cele.
brated specialist, OF New York. One
day, just prior 10 the close OF business
hours, Mr.. Goodwin and were sum.
moned by telephone to hurry home
the message stating that Mrs. Polk had
apparently gone into decline. We
took different 70 utes, Mr.. Goodwin go
ing by for DR.. SimIaud i went on &
hasty search for DR.. Saunders. Upor
our arrival We found
NY WIFE IN GREAT PAIN.
The two physicians did everything
possible to relieve her, but with only
partial success, and emphasized the
ioTmsr advice to remove her to New
York. We got everything ready al
speedily as possible aud with no other
attendants. Dalton positively did mo-
accompany Us. My wife had been tc
New York only once bsfore the wish
under review, that being in company
with her father, en- route to the Phil
adelphia Centennial, and she haI
never been there since. We arrived
st Nav York on Friday night and 90
cured rooms at the Hoffman House
remaining there until the following
Monday morniug, when started Out
to hnd DR.. Thomas, TO whom haC
been given letter OF introduction.
encountered few difficulties in fndinI
him, and when the nature OF my visi
had been made known, he gave me
: leit3r TO the superintendent OF his In
hrmary. visit I'D the institution Aut
found only one room vacant, which W,
appropriated.
Q AT THE INFIRMARY.
As room as all preliminary matter
had been attended to | returned {,
tle Hoffman House, had our baggage
sent out to the institution, and imme
diately foil owed with my wife. re
msiued there with her two weeks
although IL was not customary 70
gentlemen to even visit the infrmary
Toe rule was relax ID in my case, be
cause | was her husband, Relative
can visit and remain there until 1
O'Clock a; night. AT the expiration Q
two weeks / came back to Memphis
My wife had an operation performed
by DR.. Thomas and his assistants